10 Oct
1999
10 Oct
'99
1:40 p.m.
Well, it's time for the annual cleaning out of my basement. Here's what I
need to start making things work:
Monitor cable for a SparcStationII. Mine had the braid exposed when I got
it and has gotten worse ever since.
Network card for a Mac IIci
4 1Meg Simms, 30 pin (or 2 2... or whatever... at least 4 megs (for a 386)
Boot disks for an Atari 800XL and disks of some usefullness for a TRS-80
CoCo model 2.
Information on a VAXstation 4000 VLC. I've searched long and hard for ANY
info about this machine and have found very little.
I have the following that I'm willing to trade:
Diconix (Kodak) portable inkjet printer.
Fujitsu M1923L 9.6K bps fast poll modem.
Monochrome VGA monitor.
A comically boring video on how to use Win 3.1.
Thanks,
Kevin
11 Oct
11 Oct
4:37 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: LordTyran <a2k(a)one.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 1999 4:40 PM
Subject: Needed / Available
Information on a VAXstation 4000 VLC. I've
searched long and hard for ANY
info about this machine and have found very little.
What do you want to know ?
cheers,
emanuel
4:58 a.m.
On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, emanuel stiebler wrote:
Basically, everything. Web searches have been depressingly fruitless,
yeilding things like the date produced and that's it. I need to know how
to netboot it, use a terminal as the console, and install OpenVMS or BSD
on it so it can do something useful. Having an actual console wouldn't be
bad either. Does it use standard SCSI hard disks? What about ethernet?
Thanks,
Kevin
Information on
a VAXstation 4000 VLC. I've searched long and hard for ANY
info about this machine and have found very little.
What do you want to know ?
cheers,
emanuel
5:22 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: LordTyran <a2k(a)one.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: Needed / Available
Basically, everything.
Ups ;-)
On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, emanuel stiebler wrote:
> > Information on a VAXstation 4000 VLC. I've searched long and hard for
ANY
info about this machine and have found very little.
What do you want to know ?
cheers,
emanuel
Web searches have been depressingly fruitless,
yeilding things like the date produced and that's it.
So, you get at least something.
I need to know how
to netboot it, use a terminal as the console, and install OpenVMS or BSD
on it so it can do something useful. Having an actual console wouldn't be
bad either. Does it use standard SCSI hard disks? What about ethernet?
Ok,
If you're interested in *BSD, please go to http://www.netbsd.org
Subscribe to the port-vax mailinglist. There you get any help, about
netbooting, installing of NetBSD. (but only a diskless install is possible
at this time)
I use one here with OpenVMS on the harddrive, and NetBSD via Netboot.
console: If you dont have the monitor/keyboard/mouse for it, switch the
little switch on the right side of the box ( S3 ) to the "up" position. Then
insert your favourite terminal to the MMJ connector in the rear of the box,
there is a printer sign on it.
try 9600 baud, 8n1. that's it.
monitor: if you try to use a monitor on it, it should be a good one. The
4000/vlc had two different graphic options: 1024x864x8 and 1280x1024x8, the
second needs a 70KHz monitor or better.
memory: up to 24 MByte. You can use standard PS/2 memory modules, but only
the 4 MByte versions. (always pairs, so the memory is 8/16/24 MByte)
disks: standard SCSI.
etehernet: standard AUI port. You need a tranceiver to whatever media you
like.
hope it helps a little, if you have further question, feel free to ask.
cheers,
emanuel
7:32 a.m.
Yes, the VAX info does help quite a bit. Where can I locate an MMJ-> RS232
adaptor? Or how can I make one?
Thanks,
Kevin
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8:25 a.m.
New subject: Spotting MMJ connectors (Re: Needed / Available)
At 09:58 AM 10/11/99 -0700, Mike wrote:
What does it [MMJ] "look" like?
Ok, save this for your recognition file. The DEC "MMJ" connector looks like
a modular telephone plug except that the tab on the bottom (the part that
you squeeze to pull it out of its socket) is all the way to one side of the
connector. Normal "RJ" type connectors have this in the middle of the
connector.
Sometimes you will come across DB25 or DB9 terminal type connectors (male
and female) and they will have a socket for this type of connector in the
back of them.
If you spot cables with these connectors, the DBxx plugs with the MMJ
connector in the back, or even cables that terminate on one end with these
connectors, please save them and then notify this list where they can be found.
Thanks,
--Chuck
9:42 a.m.
New subject: Spotting MMJ connectors (Re: Needed / Available)
On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Chuck McManis wrote:
If you spot cables with these connectors, the DBxx
plugs with the MMJ
connector in the back, or even cables that terminate on one end with these
connectors, please save them and then notify this list where they can be found.
I got sick of rummaging for cables last summer. I went over to my friendly
neighborhood Graybar Electric store (primarily an electrician/contractor
supply house) and bought an MMJ crimper and a box of blanks. It set me back
seventy bucks, but I've gotten a *lot* of use out of it.
Highly recommended.
-Dave McGuire
8:23 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: LordTyran <a2k(a)one.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: Needed / Available
Yes, the VAX info does help quite a bit. Where can I
locate an MMJ-> RS232
adaptor? Or how can I make one?
This and even more stuff, you can find at:
http://eisner.decus.org/vms/faq.htm
cheers,
emanuel
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